I'd like to try this, but so far can't find the 'ui' file, or figure out how to open it.

Can you please give a full step by step guide on opening this file, so that I can edit and save it to see if I can get the resolution higher than 800x480 for output through HDMI?

Sorry if this is dumb - I know next to nothing about linux!

Edit: I figured it out (used text editor in BT to edit file), and putting the resolution up beyond 800x480 simply increases the size of the desktop and you need to scroll around to view it, so using this method, it does not achieve higher resolution through the MHL HDMI output.

6gb ext2 for backtrack
1gb fat32 So I can use the micro sd as external storage for my SGS2 ....
480mb linux swap (experimental)

I inserted my micro sd in the phone and typed:

Code:

cd /dev/block/vold/
ls

what you see her is the partitions that I made179:19
179:18
179:17
179:16
179:11

Done the same without the micro sd inserted
I got only 179:11
So I know witch one was my micro sdcard.

I typyed

Code:

mount

here you see that 179:19 is already mounted thats my fat32 partition.

ext2 partition cant be seen in windows and not in android untill you mount it.
that's the linux way...

I discovered that my ext2 partiton is 179:17 so I mounted that

first have to make the map

Code:

su mkdir
mkdir /data/local/sdcard
mkdir /data/local/mnt

then mount the partition (basic mount command ....)

Code:

mount -t ext2 /dev/block/vold/179:17 /data/local/sdcard

you can check again with mount command to see if it mounted.
this mean you ext2 partition is accessibly from /data/local/sdcard
Now you can work in the ext2 partition

now make BT5 folder in /data/local/sdcard
use the command

Code:

mkdir /data/local/sdcard/BT5

or jest make on with root explorer (be car full linux is case sensitive)

oke now you have to put the bt5.img to the mounted partition.
extract the zip so you get bt.img
Rename it to bt5.img
copy the bt5.img form first post to you internal sdcard or you fat32 partition
best way is to make a folder there and copy
download the following link and copy those file IN there tohttp://www.filesonic.com/file/1674589764

now I used root explorer to copy everthing from my sdcard witch I copied bt5.img and files from the links to the mounted ext2 directory /data/local/sdcard/BT5
it should look like this
(copying can be also be done with command)

now open connectbot again
type in

Code:

cd /data/local/sdcard/BT5
sh bootbt

what this will do is mount the bt5.img to /date/local/mnt
(you running now mounted ext2 in there bt5.img mounted in /date/local/mnt
It has to be like this cus it is img ((cdrom) witch has to be mounted (outomount exits to...)
if you get file already exist jest ignore

I also tried using MHL cable to achieve higher res by editing ui. It just increases desktop size not the res. Doesnt make sense though if u play a HD video the res is fullhd! Then it switches back to normal I guess.

I also tried using MHL cable to achieve higher res by editing ui. It just increases desktop size not the res. Doesnt make sense though if u play a HD video the res is fullhd! Then it switches back to normal I guess.

ohk do check one thing.... in android vnc viewer there are setttings which defines color level generally its set to 256 colors change it to higher. (if that is what you needed)

also can you put some screenshots or camera shots so that we can understand what exactly you meant.

I also tried using MHL cable to achieve higher res by editing ui. It just increases desktop size not the res. Doesnt make sense though if u play a HD video the res is fullhd! Then it switches back to normal I guess.

When you play an HD movie, it treats the MHL output as another display with a higher resolution.

However, when running backtrack the MHL is in mirroring mode, which simply displays the output to the phone screen through the MHL cable to whatever HDMI device is plugged in, so it's always WVGA.

If we could figure out how to change the output mode so that backtrack / other linux is not sent to the phone display, but instead to a higher resolution display via the MHL adaptor like with movies, it would be great.

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